ADIL & COMPANY LTD

Adial is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment and prevention of addictions and other unmet medical needs.

GLEN ALLEN, Va., Nov. 05, 2024 — Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL) (“Adial” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment and prevention of addiction and related disorders, today announced the appointment of Vinay Shah as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective November 16, 2024. Vinay Shah is an […]

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What would Jack Welch do? Cary Claiborne knows the answer from nearly 15 years working at GE and GE Capital, during a time that overlapped closely with Welch’s tenure as CEO. In August, Claiborne himself became CEO of Adial Pharma, a Charlottesville, VA-based biopharmaceutical company with a novel approach to treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). Claiborne faces several distinct challenges: mixed topline results from a Phase 3 trial of lead candidate AD04, the potential need to fund and conduct another trial prior to seeking regulatory approval, and managing the company through a difficult economic downturn. Lessons learned during formative work experiences at GE, the first place Claiborne worked after graduating from Rutgers University in 1982, have followed him through executive-level financial roles in industries including telecoms, retail, energy, renewable fuels, and biopharmaceuticals.

Our lead investigational drug candidate, AD04, is a genetically targeted, serotonin-3 receptor antagonist, therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and is currently being investigated for the potential treatment of AUD in patients with certain target genotypes, which are to be identified using the Company’s proprietary companion diagnostic genetic test.

Adial Pharmaceuticals Wins Frost & Sullivan's 2023 North American Precision Medicine for Addiction Disorders Technology Innovation Leadership Award

Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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